1st grade march 2016 newsletter

Sight Words
Homework Tip
Build Confidence
• Help your child with
time management!
• Be positive about
homework.
• When your child
does homework, you
do homework.
Lights, Camera, Action!
• When your child asks
for help, provide
guidance, not
answers.
Upcoming
Happenings
March 17th – Family
Science and Technology
Night 6:30-8:00
March 23rd – Third
Marking Period Ends
March 24 th – No School
for Students
March 25th-April 1st
Spring Break
I Can
Reading: We will read literary texts,
this includes sensory words and
phrases, illustrations and details to
describe story elements. Also we will
distinguish the differences between
literary and informational texts.
Writing: We will continue writing
opinion, informative and explanatory
pieces. We will develop ideas,
organization, conventions, and
descriptions with relevant details. Use
of language, we will identify adjectives,
pronouns, verb tenses, conjunctions,
and noun/verb agreement
Math: We will identify the relationship
and properties of addition and
subtraction fact families
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Classroom
Connections
Things you can do at
home to help your child
• Read every night for at
least 20 minutes.
• Practice the first
grade high-frequency
words every night.
• Discuss the physical
features that make up
our Earth.
• Count and write
numbers to 120.
Science: We will continue with our unit
on Earth and Space Science. This
includes the study of human actions
that harm the environment, sources
and devices that use electricity.
• Discuss and classify
Earth's materials as
natural or human-made.
Social Studies: We will continue the
study of natural and human resources
used to produce goods, goods and
services, and the purpose of jobs.
Reminder: On days
when we have a 2
hour delay there is
no breakfast served
at school.